Massachusetts closing cost guide

Cost to sell a house in Massachusetts.

MA tax stamps: $4.56/$1,000 (Barnstable higher). Attorney customary.

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Reference breakdown

On a $300,000 Massachusetts home sold the traditional way.

Agent commission (5.5%)$16,500

State + local transfer tax (0.456%)$1,368

Owner's title insurance (0.4%)$1,200

Recording / settlement / attorney fees$950

Pre-listing repairs (1%)$3,000

Staging + photography$1,200

Total costs$24,218

Net to seller$275,782

On a HomeInvestor cash sale in Massachusetts, the buyer typically pays all closing costs and there's no agent commission — so the discount from retail is your only "fee." Many sellers net more after the math, especially when repair budgets are factored in.

Massachusetts cities

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Boston

Pop. 222,137

Worcester

Pop. 182,243

Springfield

Pop. 144,111

Lowell

Pop. 107,466

Cambridge

Pop. 105,697

New Bedford

Pop. 94,695

Brockton

Pop. 93,911

Quincy

Pop. 92,595

Lynn

Pop. 90,743

Fall River

Pop. 88,019

Dorchester

Pop. 85,811

Lawrence

Pop. 76,820

Somerville

Pop. 74,569

Framingham

Pop. 69,455

Haverhill

Pop. 61,335

Waltham

Pop. 61,321

Malden

Pop. 59,819

Medford

Pop. 58,832

Plymouth

Pop. 56,816

Chicopee

Pop. 55,478

Revere

Pop. 52,534

Dorchester Center

Pop. 51,382

Peabody

Pop. 51,319

Brookline

Pop. 49,768

Taunton

Pop. 49,151

Methuen

Pop. 47,690

Pittsfield

Pop. 45,887

Attleboro

Pop. 43,677

Arlington

Pop. 43,308

Everett

Pop. 42,076

Salem

Pop. 41,747

Leominster

Pop. 41,002

Westfield

Pop. 40,721

Fitchburg

Pop. 40,358

Holyoke

Pop. 40,029

Beverly

Pop. 40,026

Woburn

Pop. 38,961

Marlborough

Pop. 38,842

Jamaica Plain

Pop. 37,541

Brighton

Pop. 36,932

Chelsea

Pop. 36,222

Braintree

Pop. 36,051

Shrewsbury

Pop. 35,575

Andover

Pop. 33,746

Natick

Pop. 33,353

Randolph

Pop. 32,952

Watertown

Pop. 32,622

Franklin

Pop. 32,064

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